Metal roofing



(No Modem J. B. OASLEY.

METAL ROOPING.

H "No. 247,885. Patented Oct. 4,1881.

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PATENT OFFICE.

v JOHN CASLEY, (JOOLVILLE, OHIO.

METAL ROOFING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,885, dated October 4, 1881.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN B. UASLEY, of Coolville, Athens county, Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Metal Roofing, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of metal roofs in which'the ends of the sheets are bent upward to form flanges which are held on the roof by anchors. V

The invention consists in the combination, with flanged roofing-plates, of an anchor provided with one or more prongs at the upper end and with an enlargement or head at the inner end. This anchor is passed into a slit or out in the edge of the roofing strips or boards, the enlarged part or bead resting against the inner surface thereof, whereas the prongs project above the flanges of the metal sheets, and are then bent down over these flanges.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a cross-sectional elevation of a building covered on the top and sides with myimproved metal roofing. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional elevation of one of the roll-joints formed with a sin gle-pron ged anchor. Fig. 4 is a crossseotional elevation of the roll-jointconstructed with two anchors. Fig. 5 is an end elevation of an anchor supporting ceiling-plates. Fig. 6 is a plan View of the flattened end ofone of the roll-joints; and Fig. 7 is a plan view of part of the under side of the roof-boarding, showing the manner of securing the anchor.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The anchor A for roofin g-pl ates is constructed with one or two prongs,B, at one end, and with a flange or bead, O, at the opposite end, this head being formed by winding or bending the metal around a piece of wire, D, of the proper thickness. Slits or cutsE are made in the longitudinal edges of the roof slats or rails F, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, and the anchors A are passed into these slits in such a manner that the head will rest on the inside of the rafters, and the prongs will project upward or outward from the upper surface of the rafters.

The metal plates G, with which the roof is covered, are so arranged that these anchors The prongs of the anchors are bent down over the edges of the flanges, and one flange is bent over the other, as shown in Fig. 3, or the jointis covered by a cap, J, as shown in Fig. 4. In this case two anchors have been passed into the same slit. The roll-joint thus formed may be folded down throughout its entire length or only at the ridge of the roof, as shown atFig. 1. The anchor can also be passed through a slot, K, or corresponding aperture in a board, L, in place of being inserted in a slit-at the edge of the rail; or the anchor can be passed into a corresponding cut or aperture in a beam-or board in such a manner that the bead O is in the aperture and the prong ofthe anchor projects, as shown in Fig. 5, in which case the prong is bent upward to receive the flange of a ceiling-plate, M. The plates can be held to the sides of a house in the same manner.

The plates are held firmly by the anchors, and can be attached to the building very rapidly and conveniently.

The anchors may be made of any kind of metal and may be made of any'suitable size.

It is to be distinctly understood that nailing is not required to fasten the plates to the root or sides of a house, as the anchors are held in the boards or slats by the bead, flange, or equivalent at the inner end of the anchor.

Having thus described myinvention,I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. The combination, with the slats or strips F and of the flanged metal sheets G, of the anchors A, provided with a bead, O, at the inner end, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the slats or strips F'and the flanged meta-l sheets G, of the anchors A, provided at the inner end with a head, 0, and the cap J, fitting over the roll-joint, substantially as herein shown and described, and

for the purpose set forth.

JOHN BAPTISTE OASLEY,

Witnesses:

R. F. MORRIS, J. E. HARTNELL. 

